Bean v. State

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

C.A. Bean appeals his conviction for Reckless Possession of Paraphernalia, as a Class D felony, following a bench trial.1 Bean raises two issues for our review, one of which we find dispositive, namely, whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support his conviction.

We reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

At 12:50 am. on February 18, 2003, Indianapolis Police Officer Benjamin Heff-ner and his partner were patrolling the 4400 block of Linwood Court, a high crime area, when Officer Heffner noticed a car parked along a fence line at the rear of…